covid pandemic Articles
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Warehouse Automation
The COVID-19 Pandemic has hit many industries hard, with decreased revenues forecast for 2020. However, there has been a flip side to the restrictions on peoples movement which has been the rise of online shopping. Although online shopping services such as Amazon were already popular, the pandemic has only served to push people more into online shopping. The effects of this are expected to remain ...
By AKCP
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Changing plans for a baby during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a great deal of uncertainty to many women’s lives. This study sought to understand whether it had impacted their plans for a baby. Background Pregnancy is now often planned, with women taking many factors such as relationships, financial situation and career into account. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a great deal of uncertainty to many women's ...
By Clearblue
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Public Sector - Mobile Response Vehicle quenches thirst of Frontline Workers during COVID-19 City-Wide Lockdown - Case Study
To provide clean, healthy, mineral-enriched drinking water to frontline and migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Improving Accessibility
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the social landscape. Adapting has been a challenge for everyone. However, some disabled people are seeing an upside: better accessibility. While the pandemic reshapes the world in unexpected ways, we owe it to ourselves to find out which of these changes are for the ...
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The Top 5 medtech news stories of 2021
The lingering COVID-19 pandemic was top of mind in 2021, but there was much more going on in the medical device industry. The Life Sciences editorial team here at WTWH Media discussed their top picks during the December 17 episode of our DeviceTalks Weekly podcast. Read Entire Article on Medical Design & Outsourcing ...
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Project - Mastering Table Extraction for Government Agency
Government agency ~95,000 employees ~95 % of accuracy IDA Textlayer IDA Classification IDA Extraction Customer Challenge: PLANET AI’s partner IBM presented the challenge of providing a government agency with an automated solution for data extraction. Their client struggled with handling a rising amount of forms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These forms are processed as scanned PDFs ...
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How to Make the Most of Your 2021 Risk Budget
Global manufacturers, among the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are looking for tangible ways to bolster resiliency – and for many that meant requesting a higher risk budget for 2021. Risk leaders are already investing 28 cents of every dollar for technology updates to help strengthen resilience. But simply throwing more money at a problem is not the answer. Any increased ...
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Lessons learnt from COVID-19
Whitespace Work Software’s CEO, Mark Garvey, looks back at the recent letsrecycle.com webinar which discussed the role technology has had to play in helping local authorities continue to deliver waste and recycling services during the Covid-19 ...
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Light Up The Amazon 2021 - Phase 2: Powering education for 2 more schools this year
Peru has been one of the hardest hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic. The high death tolls and economical impacts will stunt the on-going development of so many underserved communities. Many development projects in the Amazonian region have been cancelled or suspended and for those communities already underserved in the country, this will have a huge impact in their future access to ...
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Building Brand Loyalty in Uncertain Times
The COVID pandemic has created a shift in our landscape—challenging brands with building and maintaining their brand loyalty—as our idea of business as usual continues to evolve. As in-person events give way to virtual environments, how can you maintain brand loyalty with your customers? In the past, events have been leveraged to create unique experiences, inviting customers to ...
By Vistex Inc
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Claims Trends Watch: How COVID-19 is Impacting Incidents by Industry
Every industry has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – but some have clearly been impacted more deeply than others. Grocery stores saw soaring sales as customers stocked up on supplies. Revenue from sports venues, on the other hand, came to a crashing halt. A look at incidents by industry tells a similar tale. Riskonnect examined the U.S. property and casualty incident data of over ...
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Mill Prevents Covid-19 Outbreak & Continues Operations - Case Study
Situation When the Covid-19 pandemic began, businesses large and small had to move quickly to protect their workforce. By April 2020, widespread government mandates and regulations were put in place for companies to remain operational. The first hurdle for businesses was the sudden need for logging employee temperatures, symptoms, travel to hotspots, Covid-19 exposure, and communicating mask ...
By Redlist
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Lower the Impact of COVID 19 on Your Business with Cloud-Based EQMS Software
As the COVID-19 pandemic has grown out of the relative multitude of numbers guage around the world, it prompted the genuine ramifications for the organizations and economy. The current business congruity plans are not viable all things considered. With the incomes declining untouched low, the organizations are confronting numerous new difficulties in the wake of the wellbeing emergency. ...
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Summer Travel 2022 - We’re Still In A Pandemic
In the best of times, summer travel can be a challenge, but for summer 2022, travel may be a bit more chaotic as the COVID-19 pandemic moves through unpredictable ups and downs. ...
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IsolationAir system testing for usage in surge capacity hospital rooms
Study Objective: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is an increased awareness for the need of surge capacity temporary isolation spaces. Having an ample number of “on demand” isolation environments is crucial during a pandemic or event that greatly increases demand for hospital beds. Depending on the type of sickness a patient has, it is important to be able to quickly ...
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COVID-19 Prompts Organizations to Rethink Enterprise Risks
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing organizations to reevaluate how they manage enterprise risks, experts say. A World Economic Forum report released Oct. 8 found the spread of infectious disease is a major concern for executives in the United States and businesses globally, jumping 28 spots from last year to the second most recurring risk and appearing in the top 10 in all regions ...
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Trimmed for health from the roof to the basement – Germany’s first office Low-Infection Building® with UVENTIONS
Washing our hands, wearing mouth and nose protection and keeping our distance have become second nature to us since last year. A new milestone in infection control has now been set by a project initiated by the Markstein Group, which is setting up the first office building in Germany as a Low-Infection Building®. Our UVPANEL from UVENTIONS is part of this project and will ensure the ...
By UVENTIONS
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Project - Healthy people, healthy business
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed health and wellbeing at the forefront of the global agenda, revealing an urgent need to strengthen healthcare systems and build capacity and preparedness for health emergencies as well as routine care. The pandemic has also underlined inequalities, raising significant questions around access to healthcare and healthy lifestyles for the most vulnerable in our ...
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Meeting Customer Needs During Challenging Times
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every industry around the world, from retail and hospitality to textiles and industrial manufacturing. The transportation industry was no exception. In March, automakers around the world quickly closed their manufacturing facilities to minimize the spread of the virus. American automakers such as Ford and General Motors, as well as foreign manufacturers like ...
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Will the pandemic accelerate the shift to the cloud?
The present Covid-19 pandemic has radically altered the way of doing business in the world. Brick and mortar establishments have imposed social distancing in their shops to stop the spread of the virus. As a result, fewer people are going out and more of them are doing their business online.Cloud computing can produce modern business advantages, allowing multiple users to view data in real-time ...
By AKCP
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